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Japan's Animation TV Ranking, April 15-21
posted on by Crystalyn Hodgkins
Madhouse noted on April 22 that the 76th episode of Hunter x Hunter that aired on April 21 earned a series-high rating of 5.2%. The 76th episode began the Chimera Ant arc, which was not animated in the previous television anime series.
The live-action film adaptation of Mari Yamazaki's Thermae Romae manga starring Hiroshi Abe aired on Fuji TV on Saturday, April 20 at 9:00 p.m. and earned a 16.9% rating. The 16th Detective Conan film, Detective Conan: The Eleventh Striker, aired on NTV on Friday, April 19 at 9:00 p.m. and earned an 11.4% rating. The 20th Crayon Shin-chan film, Crayon Shin-chan: Arashi o Yobu! Ora to Uchū no Princess, aired on TV Asahi on Friday, April 19 at 9:00 p.m. and earned an 8.7% rating.
The second episode of the live-action drama Soratobu Kōhōshitsu (Public Affairs Office in the Sky), based on a novel of the same name by Toshokan Sensō/Library War novelist Hiro Arikawa, premiered on TBS on April 21 at 9:00 p.m. and earned a 13.5% rating.
Title | Station | Date | Time | Length | Average Household Rating | |
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Sazae-san | Fuji TV | April 21 (Sun) | 18:30 | 30 min. | 16.9 | |
Chibi Maruko-chan | Fuji TV | April 21 (Sun) | 18:00 | 30 min. | 12.2 | |
Detective Conan | NTV | April 20 (Sat) | 18:00 | 30 min. | 9.7 | |
One Piece | Fuji TV | April 21 (Sun) | 09:30 | 30 min. | 8.3 | |
Hunter x Hunter | NTV | April 21 (Sun) | 10:55 | 30 min. | 5.2 | |
Animated O-saru no George (Curious George) | NHK-E | April 20 (Sat) | 08:35 | 25 min. | 5.1 | |
Toriko | Fuji TV | April 21 (Sun) | 09:00 | 30 min. | 4.8 | |
Animation Hitsuji no Shaun (Shaun the Sheep) | NHK-E | April 20 (Sat) | 09:00 | 20 min. | 4.6 | |
Dokidoki! Precure | TV Asahi | April 21 (Sun) | 08:30 | 30 min. | 4.6 | |
Space Brothers | NTV | April 20 (Sat) | 17:30 | 30 min. | 4.2 |
Thanks to Kutsu for the Madhouse news tip.
Source: Video Research (Kanto region)
[Video Research does not directly post more ratings than what is listed here. Any purportedly additional data comes from unverified, anonymous sources.]
follow-up of Japan's Animation TV Ranking, April 8-14